Zellix, Sanity Flayer

Global Commander Stats

150 Wins

504 Losses

Summary

Zellix, Sanity Flayer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 654 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (150–504) at an Elo of 1,433, ranking #3985 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.4 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 16 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zellix, Sanity Flayer's win rate?

Zellix, Sanity Flayer has a 22% win rate across 654 recorded Playgroup games (150 wins, 504 losses).

How long do winning games with Zellix, Sanity Flayer take?

Wins with Zellix, Sanity Flayer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Zellix, Sanity Flayer?

199 decks list Zellix, Sanity Flayer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 127 have played at least one recorded game.

Zellix, Sanity Flayer Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3985

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1433

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.4

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 200

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 127

No. games played with this commander 654

Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1559	Jaroslav	3	2	67 %
2	1528	Jackson Schacher	6	2	33 %
3	1496	Drownedbypandas	5	1	20 %
4	1495	Data Priest	14	3	21 %
5	1492	jimbonator	9	2	22 %

How does this commander win?

When Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins, 63.93% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill

63.93%

Combat

21.31%

Non Combat Damage

9.84%

Combo

2.46%

Alternative

2.46%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 159 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins 28.96% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

24.48% n=192

Seat 2

28.96% n=183

Seat 3

20.39% n=152

Seat 4

14.29% n=98

Seat 5

17.39% n=23

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins 23.05% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

23.05% n=321

1 mulligan

21.43% n=84

2 mulligans

25.93% n=27

3 mulligans

66.67% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zellix, Sanity Flayer 3.74/5 on average, across 449 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.7% of the time across 159 tracked wins.

66.7 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Zellix, Sanity Flayer. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.